What is the Kanji for "Severe" and "Strict"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Severe" and "Strict", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Severe" and "Strict" is "厳".

This kanji has 4 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Ogoso" and "Kibi".

Its onyomi readings are "Gen" and "Gon".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 3 parts:

The radical "⺍" means "Small" . The kanji "敢" means "Daring" and can be read as "A" and "Kan". And The radical "厂" means "Cliff" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "厳" mean in japanese?

"厳" means "Severe" and "Strict".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

厳しい: "Strict" or "Severe". The Japanese adjective '厳しい (きびしい)' means 'strict' or 'severe'. This adjective describes something or someone that is very demanding, rigorous, or uncompromising. It can be used to describe a teacher, a rule, a climate, or any other situation that lacks leniency or flexibility. For example: The teacher has a strict grading policy - (先生の成績付けは厳しい). The weather in the mountains is very severe - (山の天気は厳しい).

厳重: "Strict" or "Serious". The Japanese adjective '厳重 (げんじゅう)' has two main meanings: 'strict' and 'serious'. It is used to describe something or someone that is very rigorous, thorough and uncompromising. This adjective can be applied to rules, security measures, investigations, punishments, and even a person's demeanor. For example: The security was strict - (警備は厳重だった). He has a serious expression - (彼は厳重な表情だ).

厳密: "Strict". The adjectival noun '厳密 (げんみつ)' refers to something that is 'strict', 'rigorous', or 'precise'. It conveys a sense of exactness, stringency, and an unwillingness to make exceptions or compromises. For example: The professor has a strict grading policy - (教授は厳密な採点基準を設けています). We need to follow the strict guidelines - (私たちはこの厳密なガイドラインに従う必要があります).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "げ" is read as "ge". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". The hiragana "ご" is read as "go". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "そ" is read as "so". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". And The hiragana "び" is read as "bi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.